Hokianga County

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox former subdivision |conventional_long_name = Hokianga County |common_name = Hokianga County |subdivision = County |nation = New Zealand |p1 = |s1 = |flag_s1 = |year_start = 1876 |event_end = |year_end = 1989 |date_end = |coordinates = {{coord|-35.53|173.38|display=inline,title}} |image_coat = |image_map = |capital = Rawene |stat_area1 = |stat_pop1 = |stat_year1 = |category = |today = Far North District |footnotes = }} '''Hokianga County''' was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/ca187640v1876n47239/ |title=Counties Act 1876 |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref> The county seat was at Rawene.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d45.html |chapter=Rawene |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Auckland Provincial District) |year=1902 |publisher=Cyclopedia Company |location=Christchurch |page=610 |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref> In the 1989 local government reforms, Hokianga County amalgamated with Bay of Islands County, Kaikohe Borough, Kaitaia Borough, Mangonui County and Whangaroa County to form the Far North District.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fndc.govt.nz/Your-Council/Governance |title=Governance |publisher=Far North District Council |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>

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Category:Hokianga Category:Counties of New Zealand Category:Politics of the Northland Region Category:1876 establishments in New Zealand Category:1989 disestablishments in New Zealand